Justice

Cigarette smuggling to rocket with tobacco tax hike 0
- August 25, 2016
Research shows high excise taxes invite scofflaws to traffic in illicit cigarettes, encourage corruption among public officials and trigger violence against people, property and police.
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HB 1283: Prescription drug monitoring bill does more harm than good 0
- March 19, 2014
by Ari Armstrong Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem, sometimes a fatal one. But the answer is not for the government to monitor and harass people who suffer from devastating pain — and make it harder for them to manage their pain — in a misguided attempt to save drug abusers from themselves. Unfortunately,
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Don’t let Clements tragedy derail Colorado’s criminal justice reform efforts 0
- April 10, 2013
Let’s not allow a tragedy to undo years of careful work toward sound policy reforms.
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Legislature Has the Chance to Set a Standard on 64 0
- December 26, 2012
by Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy Last month Colorado voters resoundingly passed Amendment 64 into the state constitution, legalizing both recreational marijuana and industrial hemp. So far, realizing the will of the voters is on track, but implementation risks threaten to undermine the intentions behind Amendment 64. Policy makers are contending with thriving black markets
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High Rate of Colorado Pleas Undermines Right to Trial by Jury 0
- June 25, 2012
by Ari Armstrong Californian Brian Banks wanted to pursue a professional football career. Instead he spent six years in prison for a crime he did not commit. After he was accused of rape and kidnapping in 2002, reports ABC News, “his attorneys encouraged him to plead no contest instead of going to trial before a
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Are the opponents of drug law reform dishonest, ignorant or both?0
- April 17, 2012
Senate Bill 163 is a modest but important next step in scaling back the worst excesses of the expensive, intrusive and counter-productive War on Drugs in Colorado.
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